Cattle-stanchion.



A. KUGLEH. CATTLE STANCHION. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 30| I9I7.

Patented July 17, 1917.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 17, 1917..

Application filed March 30 1917. Serial No. 158,668.

To all whom z' may concern.'

Be it known that I, ANDREW KUGLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Wag'oner, in the county of Wagoner and State of Oklahoma, have invented a new and useful Cattle-Stanchion, Vof* which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to cattle stanchions.

An object of the invention is to provide a construction whichcan be easily and quickly operated, whereby accidents to people handling the cattle are prevented and the cattle are kept quiet and peaceful.

Another object of the invention is to provide a simple construction of few parts, in which there are no complicated mechanisms and no projecting parts 'which are liable to engage and injure the body of man or beast, or become broken, and in which the relatively movable parts are arranged to move with the greatest ease whereby a large number of stanchions may be simultaneously operated if so desired.

In brief, the invention resides in 'providing a plurality of stanchion bars which are pivotally supported at their upper ends by means of a sliding actuating rod, and which are pivotally and slidably attached at their lower ends to a frame, whereby the upper ends of the bars may be moved back and forth simultaneously or any of the bars may be lifted out of engagement with the actuating rod and moved independently to release an animal, usually a cow.

Furthermore, the construction is such that `the upper end of a stanchion bar when disengaged rides upon the actuating rod and can be automatically engaged or locked with the rod to insure the simultaneous actuation of all of the bars. j

vIn the accompanying drawing, I .have illustrated one embodiment of my invention, in which Figure 1 is an elevation, showing the stanchion bars open to receive the heads of the animals.

i Fi 2 is an elevation, showing a stanchion bar isengaged from the actuating Vrod and resting on the upper edge thereof, with parts broken away and parts in section.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view.

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view, illustrating the manner of connecting the stanchion pins thereto.

Y Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view,

showing the construction of the locking pawl or lever 'shown in dotted lines.

forholding the actuating rod against movement.

As here illustrated, the 'stanchion comprises a pair of base rails 1 and a similar pair of upper rails 2 between which are clamped vertical uprights 3 separating the rails of each pair and forming a rigid frame structure having spaces 4 at the top and spaces 5 at the bottom.

Stanchion bars 6 are pivotally and slidably mounted between the base rails 1 in the spaces 5 upon bolts 7 extending through said rails. The bars are provided with longitudinal slots S, whereby they are capable of both pivotal movement on the bolts 7 and can be bodily raised and lowered. The upper ends of the stanchion bars 6 project into and slide back and forth in the spaces 4 between the rails 2, and are each provided below the rails 2 with a projecting bolt 9 constituting a pin which is secured to the bar by means of an outer nut 10 and an inner nut 11 on the pin side, which nut 11 is sunk flush into the bar, as shown in Fig. 4.

Brackets 12 are fixed to the upper ends of the uprights 5 and are provided with base rollers 13. Slidably mounted within the brackets 12 and upon the rollers 13 is an actuating rod 14 provided with upper notches 15 for receiving the pins 9. The construction is such that the stanchion bars 6 hang from the actuating rod 14 whether or not they are within the notches 15. It will be seen that when the rod 14 is moved to the right, looking at Fig. 1, the stanchion bars will be moved about the bolts 7 from the position shown in full lines to the position A suitable handle 16 is provided for actuating the rod 14.

A rockable locking pawl 17 is pivotally connected to one of the uprights 8, as shown at 18, and has a transverse portion 19 engaging the upper edge of the actuating rod. When the stanchion bars are moved by the rod 14 to the position shown in dotted lines, the lever 17 will drop into a notch 2O upon the upper edge of the rod, automatically locking it. Suitable stops 21 are provided for engaging the stanchion bars when they reach an upright position.

One of the distinguishing features of the invention resides in the fact that each stanchion bar may be lifted out of a notch 15 and the pin 9 rested upon the upper edge Y of the actuating rod 14, as shown in Fig. 2,

the slotted connection at the bottom allowM ing this-movement. This also allows any stanchion bar' to be unlocked without affect- Y ing the others by simply lifting the bar.

By moving the actuating rod tothe left, as shown in Fig. 2, the notch will move into vertical alinement with the pin 9 of thel the upper edge of the actuating rod', the

latter may bemovedto cause the disengaged stanchionbar to again become locked to or fallI into the .notch of= the rod whereby all the stanchion bars may thenbe actuated simultaneously. The stanchion bars are preferablymade ofvvood, whereby the cows vwillnotbe-chilled in cold climates.

Y The above described' construction is one which may be easily operated from a distance, Without the operator exposing himselttodanger. The. rollers provide antifriction devices which malte ythe actuating rod; easily operablev and a .lange number of stanchion bars may be simultaneously actuated.,

nother importantfeature of the inventibn resides in the fact that' there are no complicated locks, springs or loose hanging brackets which tend to bindt the stanchion bars or the actuatingjrod. Thereis also'no Yproiecting mechanism against which man or beast'vmay engage and become injured or which can be easily broken.- In my con* struction, the stanchion bars may be operated:` by one hand very easily.

The pivotal connection between the stanchion bars, the frame and the actuating rod isvery iexible and docs not cause the parts to bind;

While I have shown and described one embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not desire to be limited to the details of construction hereinV shown and described, for obvious modifications will be apparent toanyone skilled in the art.

`What is claimedisz- The combination with a frame, and an actuating rod providedy with notches upon= its upper edge, of stanchion bars-pivotally and slidably'connect'ed at their lower ends to thc frame, and pins projecting laterally from the upper end'sof said bars and engaging said notches, whereby the bars are supported by andV simultaneously moved by said' actuating rod, said stanchionl bars also being movable vertically out of engagement with said' notches so that they may be moved independently of each other with said pins restingupon said' actuating rodoutside of said' notches.

In testimony that I claim the foregoingas my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ANDREW 'Kr-Jemen'. Witnesses M. A. MARTIN, J. W. GIBSON.

Cepi'sof tlis patent may be o'bt'ainedfor 've cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Waslngton, D.- C. 

